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Record Nr.

UNISA996397594603316

Autore

De Grey Thomas

Titolo

The compleat horse-man, and expert ferrier [[electronic resource] ] : In two books. The first, shewing the best manner of breeding good horses, with their choice, nature, riding and dieting, as well for running as hunting, and how the rider ought to behave himself in the breaking and riding of colts; as also teaching the groom and keeper his true office, touching the horses and colts committed to his charge; and prescribing the best maner how a perfect stable ought to be scituated and made, not heretofore so fully described by any. The second, directing the most exact and approved manner how to know and cure all maladies and diseases in horses: a work containing the secrets and best skill belonging either to ferrier or horse-leach: the cures placed alphabetically; with hundreds of medicines never before imprinted in any authour. Published at the earnest request of sundry noble and worthy gentlemen, for the general good and benefit of the nation. By Thomas de Grey, Esquire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed by J.L. for Humphrey Moseley, at the Princes Arms in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1656

Edizione

[The third edition corrected with some additions.]

Descrizione fisica

[32], 274, 267-424, 427-282, 493-631, [13] p. : ill

Soggetti

Horses

Horses - Diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

With engraved frontispiece.

Text is continuous despite pagination.

Includes index.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018